A key part of the Tory platform was the promise of an EU referendum by 2017. It was vital to winning back disaffected Conservatives who had embraced Ukip, and it played a big role in the “don’t waste your vote” campaign in the final days of the election. It turned out to be a smart move: euroscepticism has been growing in Britain since the Crash and the fast decline of the Eurozone and there’s a feeling out there that the relationship between Westminster and Brussels needs to be renegotiated.

Conservative Main Pledges (330 seats 51%)

• Hold an 'in-out' referendum on Britain's regotiated EU membership by 2017
• Protect the UK economy from further integration of the Eurozone. Expand the Single Market
• Scrap Human Rights Act and replace with a British Bill of Rights
• Resist EU attempts to restrict legitimate financial services activities.

Labour Main Pledges (232 seats 36%)

EBGI was launched in September 1997 at the initiative of European businessmen with the support of the Delegation of the European Commission to India. EBG is the representative body of European business interests in India. EBGI aims to provide a stepping stone for European companies to assist them with all aspects of growing their business in India.

The Council of EU Chambers in India represents the interests of European Companies and Entities in India and is under the aegis of Ambassadors and Head of the Delegation of the European Union to India as the Chief Patron. Diplomatic representatives of EU countries are among the special invitees and Indian and European companies connected with Indo-EU trade, commerce, manufacture, services and professions, directly or indirectly are CEUCCI’s patron members.

Creating avenues for EU-India collaboration, EBTC is the primary cleantech innovation gateway for European business and research in India. It was launched in 2008 under a programme co-funded by the European Union and coordinated by Eurochambres.

EBTC's Mission

EBTC’s mission is to assist the Business, Science & Research Community - in Europe and India - to work together towards generating new business opportunities in clean technology transfer, and establishing business relevant cooperation in the field of research, science and technology.

1. Aeronautics: The Japanese market for commercial aircrafts and helicopters is one of the largest in the world, and historically has been dominated by the United States. Japanese airlines and operators should recognise the benefits of competition, the risk of depending on a single source, and the benefits of diversifying their suppliers.

The European Business Council (EBC) is the trade policy arm of 16 European National Chamber of Commerce and Business Associations in Japan and has been working to improve the trade and investment environment for European companies in Japan since 1972. The EBC was registered with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) in 2008 as the European (EU) Chamber of Commerce in Japan.

The EU–China Business Association (EUCBA) is the EU-wide federation of national non-profit business organisations in the European Union with specialization and particular expertise in exchange of knowledge on investments and trade with China. At current, EUCBA unites 20 members in 20 countries repre­senting more than 3,500 companies – large, medium, and small, in all branches of industry, commerce and the service sector.

EU-Georgia Business Council (EUGBC) is a non-profit association founded by Georgian and European companies in 2006 in Brussels. Since September 2013, EUGBC also operates a representative office in Tbilisi.

Established in 1999, the EBA provides a forum in which members can discuss and find solutions to common problems affecting business in Ukraine. This initiative was initially supported by the European Commission and has grown to become one of the largest and most influential business communities in the country.

Vision

• To establish European business practices and values in Ukraine

Mission